The DC Traveler

With 35 films from 27 countries, the 21st American Film Institute (AFI) European Union Film Showcase features the very best of European cinema from 2008.

Here’s a list of the festival’s films by country:

• Austria – 42 PLUS
• Belgium – MOSCOW, BELGIUM and ELDORADO
• Czech Republic – THE COUNTRY TEACHER
• Denmark – JUST ANOTHER LOVE STORY
• Estonia – I WAS HERE
• Finland – THE HOME OF DARK BUTTERFLIES
• France – I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG, A CHRISTMAS TALE, ON WAR, and ACTRESSES
• Germany TRIP TO ASIA: THE QUEST FOR HARMONY, THE BAADER and MEINHOF COMPLEX
• Greece EL GRECO and CORRECTION
• Hungary – DELTA
• Ireland – KISSES, EDEN and HOW ABOUT YOU
• Italy – GOMORRAH
• Latvia – DEFENDERS OF RIGA
• Lithuania – LOSS
• Luxembourg – ARABIAN NIGHTS
• Netherlands – DUNYA & DESIE
• Poland – KATYN
• Portugal – DOT.COM
• Romania – BOOGIE
• Slovakia -BATHORY
• Slovenia – ROOSTER’S BREAKFAST
• Spain – UNDER THE STARS, BIRDSONG
• Sweden – LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, WOLF
• United Kingdom – NIGHTWATCHING

Click here for a detailed program.

AFI European Union Film Showcase
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 (map it)

Dates and Times – November 6-25, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Tickets – Are available online. Adults – $10.00, Seniors – $9.00, AFI Members – $8.50, kids under 13 – $6.00 and weekday matinees (before 6:00 p.m., holidays excluded) – $6.50.  Tickets are per film.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Silber Spring – Red line, then a 2-block walk.

Parking – Use the Wayne Ave. garage, free on weekends and after 6:00 pm. weekdays.

Image – Flickr – seats _________________________________________________

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